Tag: writer

Productivity

How to clean and organize your virtual desktop…

Kathryn McClatchy

At this very moment, does your desktop or laptop runneth over or runneth empty? We all have those days where overwhelm, overcommittment, don't feel well, and can't find that darn document seem to converge. So today, on #NationalNewFriendsDay and #NationalCleanYourVirtualDesktopDay, let me help you out, friend, with some productivity tips that will help you find… Continue reading How to clean and organize your virtual desktop…

Social Media

Do You Know Your Worth?

Kathryn McClatchy

It doesn't matter how long I've been doing something, there is always more to learn or better ways to implement that knowledge. I used to tell my kids to learn from my mistakes, as there are plenty of opportunities to make their own without repeating mine. With that in mind, here's my latest opportunity for… Continue reading Do You Know Your Worth?

Reading and Writing, Writerly Life

Meet Author Kathleen Baldwin and her Stranje House series.

Kathryn McClatchy

Writing is a strange profession. I don't know many other careers where you're expected to publicly critique and review your colleagues' work. Usually I feel awkward doing that, especially when it's somebody I know, but this time it's a pleasure. Those of you who read the Unleashing February newsletter know that I intended to read… Continue reading Meet Author Kathleen Baldwin and her Stranje House series.

Writerly Life

Last Minute NaNoWriMo Motivation–Discovering “Why I Write”

Kathryn McClatchy

This hashtag, #whyIwrite, has been floating around social media the last few weeks, and it got me thinking. Since TOMORROW is the kickoff of NaNoWriMo2017 (gasp! Are you ready?), and I intend to dedicate a minimum of fifty hours in the month of November in order to write 50k words on my book about service… Continue reading Last Minute NaNoWriMo Motivation–Discovering “Why I Write”

Writerly Life

Cactus & Kangaroos Wrap-up

Kathryn McClatchy

This past weekend was the culmination of six months of dreaming, planning, researching, and accomplishing a huge project for Dallas/Fort Worth writers. I have slept and thought for the last three days, and I think I can now summarize what I’ve learned… It all starts with an initial contact. I knew the writers in my… Continue reading Cactus & Kangaroos Wrap-up

Miscellaneous

5 Years, 100 Posts, and Chocolate

Kathryn McClatchy

On one hand, it’s not like I ran a marathon. But then again, it kind of is. Today is the fifth anniversary and my one-hundredth post on Unleashing the Next Chapter. Part of me wants to celebrate with champagne and chocolate, and part of me wants to treat it like just another post. If I’ve… Continue reading 5 Years, 100 Posts, and Chocolate

Writerly Life

8 Lessons from WORDfest

Kathryn McClatchy

For those who follow my social media, you probably recall posts about #dfwWORDfest. It was a huge event for writers in North Texas on April 8, 2017 at Tarrant County College’s Northeast Campus in Hurst, TX. This one day event was planned for months by over a dozen people representing over a dozen different writers groups… Continue reading 8 Lessons from WORDfest

Reading and Writing

Book Sales … thoughts and questions

Kathryn McClatchy

Family, Friends, Romans, all y’all, lend me your ear… Now that Topaz has your attention… As I was sharing my publishing goals for this summer with a friend last night, we got on the topic of book marketing. Wait, don’t leave! I need to set this up so I can ask your opinion. Yes, all y’all… Continue reading Book Sales … thoughts and questions

My Life

Planning~~Laughing~~Writing

Kathryn McClatchy

Recently I was challenged to tell my life story in six words. Being a novel writer who loves details, this was more than a little daunting. I think I finally figured it out. I make plans and God laughs. I am a planner. Since childhood. I enjoy working out details, crafting goals, and anticipating the… Continue reading Planning~~Laughing~~Writing